OUR STRUCTURE

A Framework for Capability and Influence

Heritage Australians is built on structure, organisation that turns conviction into capability and capability into influence. Our strength comes from the way we connect lawful organisation, deliberate campaigning, and shared cultural purpose into one coordinated system.

This structure ensures that action is grounded in discipline, unity, and integrity, so that every community effort contributes to a lasting national movement.

Organisational Structure: Building from the Ground Up

Real change begins locally. Heritage Australians operates through a three-tier model that links local initiative to state and national coordination.

Local Associations
Formed by people within the same region who organise, develop leadership, and act together on local issues.
These Associations are the foundation of the movement, where capability and confidence are built.

State Associations
Coordinate strategy, share knowledge, and align campaigns so that local action achieves state-wide impact.

They connect people, leadership, and resources into a unified front for influence.

National Peak Body
Represents the strength of every state, carrying the shared purpose of the movement at a national level.

It ensures that the collective capability of our people is recognised and respected in public life.

Campaign Structure: Turning Organisation into Action

Our Running Campaigns framework provides the structure for planning, leading, and sustaining public action.

It guides Associations through each stage of campaigning, identifying issues, setting goals, coordinating strategy, communicating effectively, and measuring outcomes.

This structure ensures that every campaign reflects shared values, builds local capability, and contributes to the broader movement for renewal.

Legal and Governance Structure: Creating Confidence and Accountability



Through the Creating Structures program and the Constitution Toolkit, each Association is equipped with lawful governance, clear decision-making, and defined accountability.

This framework provides:

• Constitutions and by-laws tailored to each state and territory.
• Templates for meetings, elections, and compliance.
• Guidance that ensures every Association can act with confidence, integrity, and transparency.

Good governance builds trust. Through it, communities gain the confidence to organise, fund, and act effectively within the law.

Cultural and Movement Structure: Shared Purpose and Common Identity

At the heart of Heritage Australians is a cultural structure, a network of values, purpose, and belonging that gives meaning to the work.

It connects every local Association to a shared identity rooted in contribution, community, and renewal.

This structure is what makes coordination possible and keeps the movement united in direction even as it grows in scale.

It is how we ensure that capability remains grounded in purpose and that power serves the community it represents.

From Capability to Power

Each of these structures, organisational, campaign, legal, and cultural, reinforces the others.

Together, they form a complete system for organised capability and civic influence.

Every Association, campaign, and leader contributes to a single movement built from the ground up, structured for action, and united in purpose.

Everything needed to begin is available in the Resources section, including step-by-step guides, templates, and training programs.